Here's Dillon in her new bike trailer! I've been wanting to go riding for a while since I hadn't since before she was born. I finally decided between a bike seat and a bike trailer. We found one on sale, so off on a bike ride we went! We have a Rail Trail entrance about a mile from our house. It's the perfect place to ride because it's pretty level and there are no motorized vehicles on it- in the summer anyway. There are snowmobiles on it in the winter, not that we'd be able to ride a bike then, anyway. She happily put on her helmet and crawled right in. I put snacks, a blanket (in was only upper 50's when we headed out), and a doll. She was happy as a clam. We rode for about a half and hour, then took a break so she could get out and walk around, then spent another 1/2 hour just playing along the trail.
So, here are some of the lessons learned from our excursion on the rail trail-
The bike throws dirt back into the trailer, though there wasn't any on her face, so it seems to be manageable.
A blanket is a necessity when the temp is below about 70.
A river that goes under a bridge is not 2 different rivers, it's only one.
God threw the rocks in the river.
Some plants have stickers on them.
Those stickers are different than the paper kind, of which there are several on the bike trailer.
It's fun to spin the bike tire when the bike is laying on the ground (no kickstand on my bike).
When you run a stick along the spokes of a spinning bike wheel, it makes music. This will entertain Dillon for about 10 minutes straight.
The woods are not a bathroom, but it's OK to pee in them.
According to Dillon, there are such things as "momma long legs," the female version of "daddy long legs."
All told, though, it was a great success & I think we both look forward to going again. Hopefully Dave will be able to join us at some point.
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